'Dead bodies are rising from graves!' Zombie apocalypse warning broadcast on US TV

'Dead bodies are rising from graves!' Zombie apocalypse warning broadcast on US TV

WE survived the Mayan apocalypse in December, an asteroid is narrowly skimming the planet this Friday and, now, we can breathe a sigh of relief that an emergency broadcast about an invasion of the living dead is only a hoax.

In scenes straight out of a George A. Romero film, viewers heard: "Civil authorities in your area have reported that the bodies of the dead are rising from their graves and attacking the living.

Viewers in Montana got a shock from the hoax announcement

Do not attempt to approach or apprehend these bodies as they are considered extremely dangerous.

"Follow the messages on screen that will be updated as information become available. Do not attempt to approach or apprehend these bodies as they are considered extremely dangerous," the message continued.

The station has since confirmed hackers broadcast the message in several Montana counties, but added – for those who grabbed their shotguns and pitchforks – that there wasn't actually a zombie outbreak.

"The message did not come from our station, and appears to be the result of a hacker.

"Our engineers our looking into the origin of the alert to make sure a similar occurrence does not happen again," KRTV said.